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title: "This otherwise healthy peacock plant now has small brown spots on top…"
description: "This otherwise healthy peacock plant now has small brown spots on top of the leaves and sticky wet spot underneath. Any ideas on what is going on? I only use…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Rainy"
published: "2024-07-04T17:06:18.990779Z"
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# This otherwise healthy peacock plant now has small brown spots on top…

_Posted by Rainy on 2024-07-04_

This otherwise healthy peacock plant now has small brown spots on top of the leaves and sticky wet spot underneath. Any ideas on what is going on? I only use distilled water and diluted fertilizer according to Planta schedule.

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## 3 comments

### Amie206 commented on 2024-07-04

Sticky residue can be a sign of thrips. I didn’t get the brown spots last year, but the sticky was on multiple leaves. The only thing that worked was a combination of systemic granules and Bonide Super Soap

### exitJiraffe commented on 2024-07-06

So, sticky residue can be a sign of pests, but it can also be released to lure in beneficial insects. I would check it over really well for signs of pests. If you can find anything, I wouldn’t worry about it as long as the plant seems to be doing well.

The brown carved out spots are very suspicious though.

#### Rainy replied on 2024-07-07

I’ve had the plant for about two years and have never had this issue before. I washed the plant and removed all the old soil and repotted. I’ll keep an eye on it though.

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